# Accident 20050702014049A: Amtr KITFOXIII, New London, NH, July 2, 2005 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 2, 2005, 15:03 local time - Place: New London, NH - Airport: Eagles Nest Airport - Damage: Destroyed - Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 43.4044° N, 71.9503° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4044&lon=-71.9503&mi=10 - Aircraft: N795JL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N795JL-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Longtin Joseph L KITFOX MODEL III (registry code 056168H, https://openairdocs.org/model/longtin-joseph-l-kitfox-model-iii) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AMTR KITFOXIII - Reported engine: ROTAX ROTAX582UL - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 1 - Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA089) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050702014049A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 3:03 PM EDT, A 75 YEAR OLD COMMERCIAL PILOT, DEPARTED RUNWAY 14, AS THE ONLY OCCUPANT IN A KIT FOX III. HOME BUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT, N795JL, FROM THE EAGLES NEST AIRPORT (PRIVATE), LOCATED IN THE TOWN OF NEW LONDON, NEW HAMPSHIRE. EAGLES NEST IS A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP THAT IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE LAKE SUNAPEE GOLF COURSE. EAGLES NEST IS A SINGLE PAVED RUNWAY THAT IS ORIENTED AS RUNWAY 32 AND 14. THE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY IS 3100 FEET, RUNWAY 32 SLOPES UPHILL AND RUNWAY 14 SLOPES DOWNHILL. SEVERAL PERSONS, ONE BEING THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A RETIRED EASTERN AIRLINE PILOT AND A PRIVATE CITIZEN THAT WITNESSED THE CRASH STATED THAT THE WIND WAS VERY GUSTY, THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN HIS OPINION STATED THAT THE WIND WAS BLOWING FROM 30 TO 35 MPH FROM THE WEST NORTHWEST, THE RETIRED EASTERN AIRLINE PILOT STATED THAT THE WINDSOCK WAS STRAIGHT OUT AND HE ESTIMATED THE WIND AT ABOUT 30 MPH FROM THE WEST, THE PRIVATE CITIZEN THAT SAW THE CRASH STATED THAT HE WAS ON THE GOLF COURSE, HE STATED THAT THE WIND APPEARED TO BE DECEIVING, THE WIND WAS NOT TOO BAD ON THE GOLF COURSE WHERE HE WAS BUT THE TREES ALONG THE RUNWAY, ALL THEIR TOPS WERE JUST BLOWING DOWN VERY HARD. INTERVIEWOF WITNESSES VIA TELEPHONE ON 07-05-2005: ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON THE GOLF COURSE AND HE OBSERVED THE AIRCRAFT TAKE OFF TO THE SOUTH, HE STATED THAT THE WIND ON THE GROUND AT HIS LOCATION DID NOT APPEAR "TOO BAD" BUT THE TREE TOPS ALONG THE RUNWAY WERE ALL BENT DOWN FROM WHAT HE SAID WAS A STRONG WIND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT HE THOUGHTTHE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS LABORING WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLIMBING OUT, ONCE THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE TOPS OF THE TREES THE AIRCRAFT TURNED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND THEN SAW THE NOSE RISE AND THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRPLANE, IT SEEMED TO HIM THAT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED HARDER TO THE RIGHT AND THEN STARTED SPINNING TO WHAT HE BELIEVED WAS THE RIGHT AND THEN STRUCK THE GROUND VERTICAL ON THE GOLF COURSE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO IS THE WIFE OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS WITH HER HUSBAND ON THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT, SHE STATED THAT SHE HEARD HER HUSBAND TELL HER TO LOOK UP, WHEN SHE DID SHE SAW A YELLOW AIRPLANE SPINNING TO THE RIGHT AND COLLIDE WITH THE GROUND, SHE ALSO SAID THAT WHEN SHE FIRST SAW THE AIRPLANE IT WAS CLOSE TO THE GROUND. INCLUDED IS A SIGNED STATEMENT FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PRIVAC^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PRIVACY DA^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PRIVACY DA^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PRIVACY DATA ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PRIVACY DAT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB IAD05LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA089), Jul 2, 2005: Longtin Kitfox Model III (N795JL), New London, NH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. A factor in the accident was the tail wind condition. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.